New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-11

amputatcd leg; here ia case OF cancer around which
the surgeons steel has carved there poor wretch
whose side was torn away by explosion yonder with
his head bandaged till 1t big as a lies poor
| Coy who served for drunken fathers target
Across some OF the wards iron grating stretches
from hoor to ceiling and from wall to wall Nothing
distinguishes this enclosure from the greater out
side save the presence Of two uniformed policemen and
the generally vilanou expressions of the patients they
guard. These wounded criminals whose knavery has
met with the check afforded by pistol shot police
mans club. Some of the poor wretches, however at
tempted serious outrage upon society than 10
rid themselves OF they thought society had amply
shown willingness to part with their Own miserable
| lives.
$50 felony to try to take your own fei one Of
1 his wrists with a razor.
| Yes"
@whyr
swell. 1t is like any other murderous assault"
"NOnsense l can't live without opium. My people
| have thrown me of Il don't blame them. 1 lost my
place and nobody would give me another starv
ing, burning for little opium What good to any
i one Z"
plucky rascal escaped from OF those the
other day lie demanded some attention from the officer
who led him out. While the officer locking the cage
behind them, his prisoner wrgged away. ran down the
tower stairs and secured lease of knavery. The
wonder is that do not get These cages are
place for desperate criminals, whose cOnvalescence
Is occupied with visions OF an early trial ana long term
In Sing Sing. The officials at the hospital recognize
this and probably very they but If the
authorities wish to DO sure that wounded criminal Will
be forthcoming when his is demanded In court,
they should provide his detention in something at
least more difficult TO escape from than bird cage
Several large wards in the main building given mp
| to the accommodation OF women Two rooms arc
usually filed with of diseases peculiar to the sex
That poor there" said the doctor has tumor
larger thar child at birth We shall endeayor to cut 1t
week All OF these requiring surgical
operations l tell you, sir, Heavens fayors are Lot
equi.aby distributed between the sexes" Five of the
patients young girls, who couldn't have been ont
of their They all recovering and all
that 1t woud have been utterly impossible 70 secure
such treatment they required outside of free hos
pital The least OF these operations costs FLOOD
Hundreds of poor women away from Bellevue every
year cured OF maladie they had not understood but
which had cost them years OF agony. Who says the
public Is a brute
the lowest floor of ALL behind heavy iron doors are
kept patients suffering from alcoholic manias. IL
scarcely need be said that these apartments do not
suffer tenants Sometimes indeed they crowded
unoomfortaby with lot of filthy, bowling incurabes,
who sunk lower than beasts, scarcely worth mind
ing about. One or them. somewhat recovered from the
worst stage was still and occupied with phantoms
and vampires You could shake your fist in his face.
but he wouldn't have you Now and then lie put
out his hand II ward of stcalthily approach
ing foe wheeled around quickly and shrank back in
fright. held his hands before his face and every
nerve in his body violently Tho doctor took his
hand.
what do You see, John e. he asked
screen devils in the water and can't swim stroke
was the desparing The variety OF their horrd
visions is amazing. One OF them thought himself In
spiders web and DOren million " spiders, hairy long
and vicious, we're weaving their skeins around him.
The attention OF third. whose violence when brought In
| pfC hy ba
dozen orderes engaged rolling of the roofs OF
houses reared above the other far into the Clouds
while hundred bats chased him In his tumble' Every
| minute or two lie bounced heavily on his bed ana
groaned fearfuy. He had Just struck another roof
| The door OF OF the rooms was tightly fastened
swho do You suppose have in there T. essed the
doctor couldn't ina ine, OF course reporter" he
said, as he threw aside the window.
So he was There ne lay his couch in heavy sleep
brought after three days of the horrors by the Tree
use of opiate. His high. palid brow from which
shock curly hair fell over the pillow his sensitive
mouth and straight with its thin quiyerng nostrs
showed clearly the clever wit he used tc have met
him on the night OF the spuyten Ddyvil disaster lie
rescued eight passengers. sho wered attentions upon
score of others and wrote over two columns for MS
| naner He had a really graphic pen and mind quick
| commemorative aud trained. collegiate education,
travel and vast reading had made MIN nueh ana
widely informed The last time saw BIN was IN 'front.'
OF the Astor House about two months ago His face was
|
TO lunch with me- assented with suggestive eager
| ness He ate rayenously. but when in bidding him
rood-byo pressed greenback in his hand, ne drew
| away and said. haven't got to that yet
| The nurse In charge OF the alcoholic department
devoted to females handsome. quiet, graceful ltuc
woman who seems utterly Of place attending lot OF
fend The sleeve OF her dress had
been pulled right out from the shoulder by wicked oid
bag from whose cell had Just emerged And yet she
didn't seem bit afraid asked her now she managed
10 keep them quiet ,
don't know" she said. but they rarely attack me-
| Now tits one who Just yanKed my sleeve on is an
old stager 1t is than month since she was here
before besides the doctor here 70 Drihs
her IN last night for she howled and tonight ike
| demon But when she me she quieted down ana
| said The top o. the IN arnln to ye, ina'an'
| SIS it you, Msggier asked, : In TINS pHsh'' anu
only three weeks away from here y
| is me- maam' she says, an sure got In this
plight as We calls it, just sos to look Until the s"aehes
| ay yer eyes Hows that for compliment
II certainly was a choice compliment and worthily
| ,endered however expensive for the unfortunate
Maggie.
ave have all sorts OF patients" the nurse continued
Just look In there" She indicated the latuce oil an
adjoining cell On the bed lay woman certainly not
more than thirty years OLD with handsome features er
dissipation had swollen her face, which was essehtay
coarse and sensual in expression Her pare arm lay
,oon the connterpane white marble and eIquisteiy
| moulded. Near the bed hung an elegant BLACK lace
dress and on the chair SOFT fur-nned wrap the
kind you don't buy for song.
@she was brought here just now from the Blank
Hotel" said the nurse, mentioning hotel OF the hgn
est class and here is what have found In her pockets
and on her neck, and nngers." She drew forth
pocketbook containing more than $1,000, pearl neck
lace made ND Of three rows OF clear, beautiful pearls
caught at the back locket set with diamonds one
plain ring two diamond rings serpent ring set with
rubes ieweIed bracelets. diamond earrings and three
dainty jeweled scarfpins They were worth all tod AZ
least ST. 500 The about to take them to the
warden and when the woman RECEIVERS from her de-
bauch they will restored to her. Cases OF THIS sort
are not rare Rum knows distinctions OF birth or
wealth or station. It's victims meet upon common